The southwest Alaska hub community of Bethel, about 100 miles (160.93 kilometers) southeast of St. Mary’s, is the closest long-term weather station.

A tundra wildfire continued to creep closer to an Alaska Native community in southwest Alaska, but mandatory evacuations have not been ordered, fire officials said Sunday. The East Fork fire was ...

Northwest Stranded southwest Alaska woman dies off tundra trail Jan. 22, 2020 at 8:49 am Updated Jan. 22, 2020 at 9:49 am By The Associated Press ...

Tundra swans fly over Western Alaska. (Photo by Craig Ely) Tundra swans — at 15 pounds and with a wingspan of almost 6 feet — are now touching down on the ponds and snowfields of Alaska. Not ...

The Alaskan tundra might not seem like much of an agricultural hotspot, but one farmer in the frigid town of Bethel believes he's found America's newest breadbasket. For the last 10 years, Tim ...

A photo of Alaska's shrub tundra environment today showing birch shrubs in the foreground and spruce trees scattered around Eight Mile Lake, located in the foothills of the Alaska Range.

The East Fork Fire burns about 25 miles north of St. Mary’s, Alaska on June 2, 2022. It is the largest documented wildfire ever burning through tundra in southwest Alaska.

BETHEL, Alaska (AP) - A southwest Alaska woman died last week after her snowmobile overturned in bitter cold temperatures. The body of Elizanna Anvil, 22, Nunapitchuk, was recovered about 2 miles ...